Zhufen's troops landed, and as they advanced, they left pirate looting in their wake. With over five thousand elite soldiers, Zhufen himself marched towards Guangzhou City, which was now less than fifty miles away.
"Since the Northern Song Dynasty, there have been great pirate incursions in the South Seas, but tell me, has any pirate ever captured a provincial capital?"
Zhufen's heart surged with emotion. He was ambitious and his appetite for power was insatiable. He was pleased that the Demon Thief had turned back, happy to have fewer people with whom to share the spoils, and secretly delighted that Zhang He could hold up Tianbao's advance. As for the retaliation of the Red, Cai, and Lin families, and the ruin of his reputation as Yishi among the South Sea pirates, these were not within the scope of his concerns.
Why didn't I stop them? The Red Hair ships are strong, and their cannons are lethal. I couldn't block them. No one wants to face defeat.
